Guatemala: Vice President from the US visits Guatemala. Roxana Baldetti the big absence

Vice President from the US visits Guatemala. Roxana Baldetti the big absence

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On March the 2nd, the Vice President from the United States, Joe Biden, made his second visit to Guatemala. He was supposed to have a reunion with the members of the Northern triangle of Central America to discuss matters of financing and prioritizing a regional plan to stop the immigration, increase the public security and also against corruption.

The visit lasted three days, having a very rigorous protocol schedule to fulfill all the activities they were supposed to cover. It's important to mention, that this second visit was slightly different from the first one, due to the fact that Guatemalan Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, was left out from all the activities.

During the visit held on 2014, the protocol was that the Guatemalan Vice President had to welcome and receive its similar from the United States. This time, things were completely different, the one in charge of receiveng Mr. Biden was Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina with his wife Rosa Leal. Therefore, the abrupt change has created a lot of expectations as well as versions of what may have happened.

The official party, gave a public conference to provide an explanation about the Vice President's absence saying that  Baldetti was in a trip in Europe, without specifying the details on the purpose of the trip. Prensa Libre said she was supporting one of his sons in the US because he was suffering from severe injuries and he needed medical treatment.

Nevertheless, there are other versions of the story. In a non official statement, it has been said that the organizers of the event wanted Roxana Baldetti out of any activities with Mr. Biden. It's known that he even brought his wife, so the protocol would've demanded the presence of Otto Perez Molina's wife rather than the Vice President's. There are two different theories about this request. Firstly, because it has been said that she was trying to persuade the congress to remove CICIG (an institution against crime and corruption from ONU)  from Guatemala, and the US wants the institution to keep working in Guatemala. Secondly, because Roxana Baldetti seem to have strong connections with the drug trafficker known as "La Reina del Sur" Marlloy Chacon. Apparently, an important character of international affairs, such as Joe Biden, cant afford to share public activities with someone accused and being investigated for corruption.